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Government Briana Heaney, Sep. 19, 2024

Drought Likely To Affect Fall Foliage

After a dry hot summer, the leaves are already beginning to change to their fall form. Despite an expectation of duller colors, New River Gorge National Park Superintendent Eve West said she thinks this will still be a great fall with lots to see and do. ...

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jun. 25, 2024

Flood Prevention Along The Ohio And A Conversation With An Expert BASE Jumper, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, dozens of BASE jumpers leap from the New River Gorge Bridge during Bridge Day each year. High school students Dylan Neil and Nella Fox of the Fayette Institute of Technology got curious about how to become a Bridge Day BASE Jumper. For Inside Appalachia, they talked with expert BASE jumper Marcus Ellison.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Jun. 24, 2024

The Healing Power Of Old-Time Music And A History Of Meth, Inside Appalachia

This week on Inside Appalachia, old-time music jams aren’t just fun, they’re good for your mental health. Also, the opioid epidemic has changed how we talk about addiction in Appalachia. But it’s not America’s only drug crisis. And, every year, hundreds of people parachute off the 876-foot-tall New River Gorge Bridge for Bridge Day, but not just anyone can do it.

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Government Emily Rice, Oct. 21, 2023

Children's Health And Education, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, October interim meetings of the West Virginia Legislature kicked off in Charleston. Children’s health and education continue to be in the spotlight with state leaders discussing everything from school discipline to childhood literacy. And, more on the conditions inside West Virginia jails and prisons.

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Arts & Culture Briana Heaney, Oct. 20, 2023

43rd Annual Bridge Day Takes Place This Weekend

Route-19 crossing the New River Gorge Bridge will be closed Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for West Virginia's largest annual single day festival.

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Arts & Culture Caroline MacGregor, Oct. 12, 2022

Bridge Day Returns This Saturday In Fayetteville

This weekend marks a return of the unique Bridge Day event following a two year hiatus due to COVID-19. It is also the first time the event is being held since the designation of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.

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